This year is off to an amazing start with the launch of two supercool Kickstarter projects that got a little help from the NextFab: John Hunchar's Jalapeño™, the portable device that mixes music in real-time; and Peterson Goodwyn's Colour Modular Analog Saturator, DIY audio recording equipment.

Contemporary visual artists Kate Kaman and Joel Erland are doing more in Key West this winter than looking for their lost shaker of salt. They've managed to seamlessly blend art and technology into the serene Floridian landscape.

Upon his early death at age 18, King Tut was laid to rest in a small tomb in the Valley of the Kings in 1323 BC. The tomb was forgotten until Howard Carter and George Herbert made its magnificent discovery in 1922. Since then, only two larger-than-life statueshonoring the young king have ever been recovered. One of the giant statues has been restored and remains at the Chicago Oriental Institute. The other, with the natural weathering and deterioration that comes with a millennium of existence, lives at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo’s Tahrir Square.

And now, a third large monument exists, due to the innovation, partnership, and ingenuity of Philadelphia-based sculptor and NextFab member Miguel Antonio Horn and with the help from our creative team.

At NextFab, we have lots of cool tools. (Really, lots!) But our most valuable tool we offer our members is our network of like-minded makers, artists, and creatives. Having a multitude of perspectives right across the drawing table is the most effective way to foster individual and community-wide innovation. So when we hear about projects like Traction Company'ssubTRACTION, we get that warm, fuzzy feeling that the kids are gonna be alright.

On October 19th and 20th from 7-9pm, Philadelphia artist, designer, and NextFab member Chris Landau will be projecting his abstract video installations entitled "Vector Equilibria" outside the University City Science Center on the east façade of 3440 Market Street. It's all a part of the Knights Arts Grantee project "Animated Architecture" -- a festival of site-specific, indoor/outdoor video art events screened at various buildings around Philly.

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